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(No Model!) L. EH-RLICH.

PAPER CUTTER. N0. 393,626. Patnted Nov. 27, 1888.]

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LEO EHRLIGH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN ROLL PAPERCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,626, dated November2'1, 1888.

Application filed Maroh12, 1888. Serial No. 266,999. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, LEO EHRLI'JH,of the city of St. Louis, in the Stateof Missouri,have invented acertain new and useful Improvement inPaper-Gutters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being hadtotheaccompanyingdrawings,forming partof this specification, and in which- Figure I is a front elevation of myimproved IO paper-cutter. Fig. II is an end view.

My invention relates to an improvement in paper-cutters; and myinvention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described,and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a suitable base, and 2 endpieces secured to the base.

3 represents the roller having journals 4 fitting in notches 5 in theend pieces.

2 6 represents arms pivoted at 7 to the end pieces, and to the. upperends of these arms are secured segments 8, to the outer ends of which issecured the knife 9. Ihejournals 4 bear on the segments 8, as shown inFig. II,

and the action of them upon the segments serves to move the segments andarms 6 from the position shown in dotted lines to theposition shown infull lines, Fig. II, as thepaper is removed. As the roller is turned indrawing out a piece of paper, the turning of the journals on thesegments tends to move the latter in the direction of the arrow, and thedrawing of the paper against the edge of the knife in the act of cuttingtends to press the knife against the periphery of the roll. I prefer topivot the arms 6 forward of the center of gravity of the roller 3, asshown in Fig. II, as better results, I believe, are thus obtained byutilizing the gravity of the arms and segments 0 whichcarry the knife.The end pieces form supports for the roller, and their construction ofcourse may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I do not claim herein a roll-paper holder and cutter having a knife heldin position against the roll of paper by the weight of the roll. Thiseffect does not occur with my machine herein described, and I make thisdisclaimer for the purpose of avoiding conflict with certain othermachines in which the above-stated effect is produced.

' 1 claim as my invention- 1. In a paper-cutter, the combination of asupport, roller, pivoted arms, segments upon which the roller bears,andknife secured to the segments, substantially as set forth.

2. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the support, roller fitting innotches on the support, arms pivoted to the support, segments secured tothe free ends of the arms, and upon 6 which the roller bears, and knifesecured to the outer ends of the segments, substantially as andfor thepurpose set forth.

3. In apaper-cutter, the combination of the support, arms pivoted to thesupport,segments 6 secured to the arms, knife secured to thesegments,and a roller bearingon the segmeuts,the point of connectionbetween the arms and support being to one side of the center of gravityof the roller, substantially as set forth. o

4. In a paper-cutter, the combination of the base, end pieces secured tothe base and formingsupports, rollers having journals fitting in notchesof the end pieces, arms pivoted to the end pieces, segments secured tothe arms, and 5 knife secured to the segments, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

LEO EHBLICH.

In presence of EDWD. S. KNIGHT, J 0s. WAHLE.

